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Originally Posted by semcoinc
I have also learned that the "rain sensor" windshield blocks many toll transponder signals if stickers are placed on the glass. I did find two small areas where no rain sensor treatment is located above the rear view mirror and just to the left and right sides. Upon closer inspection you can see the carve out areas where rain sensor treatment is missing from the glass. This rain sensor stuff also blocks XM radio signals, but does pass GPS signals down into my Eonon GPS antenna that is below the dash just a little offset right from center.
A little off topic but I thought I would mention these discoveries I made regarding my experience with the rain sensor glass (yeah I had a glass replacement and requested a BMW OE glass).
Mike
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Mike your reference to Rain sensor glass are you confusing this with the solar shield glass that BMW offers as optional glass and BMW calls it comfort glass? The reason I ask is because you reference that the whole glass is covered with this material accept for 3 areas. This glass has a solar shield laminate in between the glass and has been known to cut down on heat transmission into the interior especially during the summer time. Living in Texas I opted to have this windshield installed as a replacement to my cracked original windshield. The cutouts on the windshield are there for toll tags, one at bottom for radar detectors, etc.